Red Bluff police seek person of interest in suspected homicide case

RED BLUFF &GT;&GT; A 27-year-old Red Bluff man was stabbed and killed Monday night in what Red Bluff police suspect is a homicide.

About 10:40 p.m. officers responded to a reported stabbing at a 65 Mina Avenue apartment, according to a department press release. Upon arrival, officers found a man, identified as Joshua Verry, who had been stabbed several times.

Verry was taken by ambulance to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the release.

Police said they learned Verry and an unknown white man were involved in a "physical altercation," according to the release, but no arrests have been made.

Police are seeking 35-year-old Jessie Lee Robison as a "person of interest," in the incident. Police stress Robison, who is described as white, 164 pounds with red or auburn hair and hazel eyes, is "only a person of interest," but add that people should not contact him. Instead call police at 530-527-3131.

Another woman identified as a person of interest in the case has been contacted by police.

Anyone with information in the case is also asked to call the police department.